Welcome to the (snow-filled) jungle (E49)

Published time: 26 Jan, 2012 22:30 Edited time: 26 Sep, 2014 10:20

A member of staff of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences) at the VEPP-2000 particle accelerator. (RIA Novosti/Alexandr Kryazhev) / RIA Novosti

­Hit the road with the Tech Up team to explore what the city of Novosibirsk has to offer. Particle physicists push the boundaries of modern science to recreate conditions a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. A purpose-built hi-tech park gives innovative startups a helping hand in making their ideas reality. There's nowhere to hide from the latest in thermal imaging technology. And it's not all fun and games as one developer tries to build on recent success.